Crash marks 2nd motorcycle fatality reported in Dayton in 3 days

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A 21-year-old who died following a crash Monday night in Dayton is the second motorcyclist to be killed in a crash in three days.

Aiden Taylor was pronounced dead at the intersection of Frederick Pike and Rivers Edge Boulevard, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

The Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center said the crash was reported at 8:49 p.m.

Investigators determined a 2004 Kia Amanti turned left from Rivers Edge Boulevard onto Frederick Pike to head north.

The Kia collided with a 2025 Suzuki GSX going south on Frederick Pike, according to Dayton police.

The impact threw Taylor from the motorcycle.

The driver of the Kia had minor injuries.

Neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected to be a factor in the crash.

Another motorcyclist, 46-year-old Arthur Peters, died following a crash Saturday afternoon in Dayton.

A 2015 Chevrolet Traverse was going southeast in the 400 block of Watervliet Avenue when the driver reportedly dropped his cellphone.

When he looked down to pick it up, the SUV went left of center, said Dayton police Sgt. Gordon Cairns.

A 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt traveling northwest swerved to avoid the Traverse, but was still hit.

A motorcycle behind the Cobalt did not see the Traverse and was hit head-on, Cairns said.

Medics took Peters to Miami Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.